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Is it a good idea to let AI vote?

This content was published on Jul 10, 2025 Some people want to let AI vote in place of humans. Find out in this video why this might be a bad idea.

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Social scoring: is the West following in China’s footsteps?

This content was published on Jul 1, 2025 The Swiss Data Protection Commissioner warns against social scoring as a result of social polarisation.

What would happen if you gave everyone points for good behaviour? The scenario has many risks.

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Are social scoring systems a threat to democracies?

This content was published on Jun 30, 2025 A Swiss team is currently trying to find out how democracies can prevent social scoring.

Broad parliamentary alliance in favour of the e-ID law

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Swiss parliamentary alliance backs e-ID law

This content was published on Jun 19, 2025 Swiss parliamentary alliance supports electronic ID law, ensuring user data control.

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AI would vote for mainstream parties, shows Swiss experiment

This content was published on Jun 6, 2025 ETH Zurich scientist Joshua Yang explains how artificial intelligence will change democracy.

Concerned about democracy, Ignazio Cassis appeals to the media

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Swiss foreign minister calls on media to defend democracy

This content was published on May 15, 2025 Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis says the media has a vital role to play in the preservation of democracy.

A giant light installation of the flag of Switzerland, by Swiss artist Gerry Hofstetter, illuminates the north face of the Jungfrau mountain, next to the Eiger and Moench mountains, near the city of Thun, in 2012.

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How Switzerland and other states are navigating disinformation

This content was published on Apr 6, 2025 How can the Alpine state navigate the dangers of hybrid warfare – and what are other European countries doing?

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How Swiss federalism is helping the rise of a new digital right

This content was published on Apr 3, 2025 Two Swiss cantons have become global frontrunners by introducing a constitutional protection for the online age.

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‘It’s political’: why some people refuse to have a smartphone

This content was published on Mar 23, 2025 Almost two decades after the first iPhone, not everyone is ready to go fully digital. We talk to three people sceptical of the always-online life.

What impact do social media platforms have on democratic debate?

Do Facebook, X, TikTok and co. foster a diverse and dynamic “digital public square”? Or do they just make people angrier and more entrenched?

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